Combined suspenders and belt.



No. 726,441. PATENTED APR. 28, 1903.

A.LANDAU.' COMBINED SUSPENDERS AND BELT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27. 1902- N0 MODEL.

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ADOLPH LANDAU, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No; 726,441, dated April 28, 1903.

V Application filed August 27, 1902. Serial No. 121,156. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that'l, ADOLPH LANDAU, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New York city,county and State of New York,have

invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Suspenders and Belt, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to suspenders so constructed that each of the shoulder-straps may [0 be converted into a belt, so that two complete belts may be formed from a single pair of susponders.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device, showing it arranged as a pair of suspenders. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a belt formed from one of the shoulder-straps, and Fig. 3 a detail of the back connection.

The letters 0b Cb represent the shoulderstraps of a pair of suspenders, each connected at its rear end by a ring I) to a rear tab 0. The tabs 0 are provided with a lower buttonhole 0 and with a number of perforations 0 above said buttonhole. At the front the 2 5 shoulder-straps a are doubled around a buckle (Z and are made adjustable in length by a slide 6.

The front tabs f depend from a strap f, having perforations f adapted to be engaged by the tongue of buckle d, so that inthis way the tabs f are removablysecured to the shoulder-straps a. A keeper a above buckle d confines the free end of strap f.

At the back the straps to are connected with each other by a transverse band or hinged clasp g, which is removably secured at each end to one of the straps. The attachment between clasp and straps is preferably effected by means of spring-hooks g at the ,0 ends of clasp g, which are adapted to be brought into engagement with the rings b. When the straps to are connected with each other by the clasp g and the front tabs f are buckled to said straps, the device constitutes a pair of suspenders, Fig. 1. To convert the suspenders into a pair of bolts, the clasp g is uncoupled from each of the shoulder-straps,

so as to disconnect the same, and the front tabs are unbuckled. Each shoulder-strap will thus be transformed into a bolt, the buc- 5o kle d of which may be made to engage either one of the eyes 0 of rear tab 0, while the free end of the tab is confined by a keeper a, Fig. 2.

What I claim is 1. Combined suspenders and beltcomposed of a pair of connected shoulder-straps, a pair of rear tabs, means for removably connecting the straps with each other, front tabs having straps, and buckles adapted to engage said straps and the rear tabs, the shoulder-straps when disconnected being adapted to form two belts, substantially as specified.

2. Oombinedsnspendersandbeltcomposed of a pair of connected shoulder-straps, a pair of rear tabs having a series of perforations, means for removably connecting the straps, front tabs having straps,and buckles adapted to engage said straps and the rear tabs, the shoulder straps when disconnected being adapted to form two belts, substantially as specified.

3. Combined suspenders and belt composed of a pair of shoulder-straps, a pair of rear tabs, a pair of connecting-rings, a clasp having a pair of end catches adapted to removably engage said rings, front tabs having straps, and buckles adapted to engage said straps and the rear tabs, the shoulder-straps when disconnected being adapted to form two belts, substantially as specified.

Signed by me at New York city, New York, this 26th day of August, 1902.

ADOLPI-I LANDAU.

Witnesses:

F. v. BRIESEN, EDWARD RAY. 

